Kalita Wave 185
Dante’s approach.
Initial Thoughts / Set Up
When Dante approaches the Kalita, he starts with, “I like to use longer brew times when I brew through the Kalita.” This being said, he’d start with a grind that is leans on the fine side.
Start by placing the filter in the Kalita and rinsing it. This removes any potential paper residue and pre-heats everything. Be sure to toss that rinse water, maybe in a nearby plant!
Honing In
Here are the intervals:
(1:16 coffee:water ratio)
21Gof coffee : 336G of water
00:00 pour to 59G
00:45 pour to 289G
02:25 pour to 336G
Pull filter as soon as grounds are dry, as this reduces any unintentional over-extraction.
Brew bed should be dry at 04:25
Dante used water of 203 Fahrenheit for this brew.
Finishing / Post Brew
If the goal is to recreate Dante’s recipe, here are a couple of notes of where errors could have been made.
Issue: the brew bed is not flat. Solution: try pouring slower, and possibly make grind finer.
Issue: the Kalita “choked” or clogged. Solution: try pouring with a bit more aggression, and perhaps up the water temperature.
Further Brew Thoughts // Per Dante
Kalita Wave
“With the Kalita I use more natural options - say a Colombian or Costa Rican. I find the Kalita to have a slower drip rate, which I think help incorporates every taste these regions of coffee have. The first thing I do is pour straight in the middle of the brew bed, followed by a quick circle pour. I generally let the bloom sit for about 30-40 seconds before continuing my pours. My pouring style is usually delicate, but I tend to pour a bit rougher when using the Kalita, as I find this takes advantage of each of the three holes. If I have done everything correctly, it should finish draining between 04:30 and 05:00 minutes.”
V60
“With the V60 I personally prefer a lot of the more vibrant options of coffee - say, an Ethiopian or Kenyan. Most of the time these coffees will have more fruit filled tasting notes, and the v60 is great way of bringing these tastes to life. I generally use a more delicate pour that starts around the rim, then start to pour in a spiral rotation, until all the grounds are wet. I usually wait between 10-20 seconds before continue to pour, using that same spiral technique. If I have done everything correctly, it should finish draining between 03:30 and 04:00 minutes.”